Emil schiebse



E. SCHIERSE.

TRAVELING HOBBY HORSEv APPLICATION FILED OCT- 21. ms.

Patented De.16,1919.

yaw R BY M KM TORNEY FM AT EMIL SCHIERSE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOROEIONE-HAIiF T0 EDWARDCP HAYMAN, OE CI-IIGAGO-, ILLIN 'OIS:

TRAVELING HOBBY-HORSE.

Specificationof LettersPatent. .Patented Decrlfi', 1919.

Application filed October 21, 1918. Sean No. 258,923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL ScHrnRsE, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Traveling Hobby- Horses,of which the following is declared to be full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to traveling hobby horses and its primary objectis to pro-,

vide simple and efficient means, of improved construction, forpropelling a toy of this kind, when it is rocked. Another object is toprovide a traveling, gravity operated, toy vehicle. Another object 1s toprov de a propelling device for hobby horses, which may be readily madeinoperative, whereby the toy may be used in others ways forentertainment and pleasure. Other'objects and advantages will a pear inthe following specification and with all ofsald 0131630135 and.

advantages in view, this invention consists in the several novelfeatures hereinafter fully set forth and claimed. 7 The invention isclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l, is aview partly'in side elevation and partly in central, vertical section ofa.

traveling hobby horse, illustrating a simple embodiment of the presentinvention; Fig. 2, is a view partly in plan and partly' in horizontalsection, the line of section being indicated at line 2-2 in Fig. 1; Fig.

3, is a side elevation partly broken away.

ofa fragment of the device showing a certain inclined slide, inlnoperatlve position. Referring to said'drawlng, the reference character5, designates the body of the device, which may be constructed tosimulate the body of th horse or other animal as desired. The bodyprovides a seat 6, upon.

which therider sits while propelling the toy. The legs 7, 7, areconnected by lengthwise extending bars 8, and securedto said bars arefoot boards 9, upon which the rider rests his feet. Rollers or smallwheels 10,,

are rotatively mounted upon crossrods 13, 14, which are secured in thelegs/T, 7 and large rollers or wheels 11, are rotatively mounted on atransverse shaft or rod 12, which is secured in the bars 8, near themiddle thereof. vThe arrangement and proportions of the parts are" suchthat the device may be rocked or oscillated upon the middle rollers orwheels, or the device may be pushed 'orp ulled'along on the middlewheelgan'd either pair of end rollers.

For propelling the I device, an inclined slide15, is'provided, whichcooperates with a roller16, to move thedevice forward when the rear endof-the device is rocked or oscillated in a downward direction. Theroller 16, is rotatively mounted on the cross rod. 1 1 and rests upontheinclined track orv tread portion 17"of the slide. The lower forward endof said slide-rests upon the floor or other surface upon which. thedevice stands, and theupper endsfl'of said slide is supported by I a leg'18, whichis rigidly secured thereto, fand'fbraced' by; braces 18 The.slide 15, has two slotted side members 19, secured to it which straddlethe 'rod 1 1, and act as guards to prevent the roller 16 from running,offthe track or tread portion of the slide. Preferablyflhe trackportionis made wider atits lower-end to permit the roller 16, to rundown freely in. case the slide occupiesa position'slightly out ofalinement with the body ofthe'device. Therods 13, 14, and rollers 10,16,are held'in place by cotter pins which are inserted in said rodsadjacent the rollers 10,16, and legs 7 7, coiled tension springs 20,secured to the slide-and. shaft 12, act to draw the slide toward theshaft 12.

In the operation of the device, the child sits on the body 5, and forconvenienceplaces his feet on. the foot boards, 9. The deviceis rockedupon the shaft 12 of the middle wheels as. a fulcrum and when the rearend Ofthe device is'rocked inadownward direction, the roller 16. ispressed against the inclined track of the slide, and because of theabsence ofany considerable amount of friction between the body portionof the device and the surfac supporting it, they roller 16, is forcedforward down the incline, and; therewith the entire device, withtheexception of the slide, is moved forwardon themiddle wheels, until theposition shown on dotted lines in Fig. 1, is reached. The forward end ofthe device is now in antelevated position. and when the child rocks theforward end of the device in a downward direction, and the downwardpressureis removed. from the slide, the coiled springs 20, draw theslide forward, bringing the upper. endthereoflunderneath the. roller,16,.50 that' when the device is rocked back, the roller again runs downthe inclined slide and the forward movement again is efiected. Byrocking the device vigorously, considerable momentum may be attained andthe devic thereby propelled quite rapidly along the surface supportingit.

When it is desired to use the device without the automatic propellingmeans, the slide is moved up to the position illustrated in Fig. 3, andattached to a hook 21, by a handle 22, carried by the slide.

It is to be observed that while the body portion has been shown anddescribed as comprising the figure of a horse or other animal, itspurpose is to serve as a seat, and that any form of suitable seat may beused in its place. The seat might be omitted as the user could stand onthe foot boards and manipulate the device therefrom.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possiblewithout departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire,therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the constructionshown and described, but intend, in the following claims, to point outall of the invention disclosed herein. r

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A toy, comprising-an oscillatory vehicle, supporting wheelsintermediate its ends which continuously support the vehicle at the axisabout which it oscillates,

and propelling means, actuated by said oscillatory vehicle andcooperating there with to propel it forward on wheels when said vehicleis oscillated.

2. A toy, comprising an oscillatory, wheeled vehicle, and an inclinedslide connected thereto by yielding means and co-' operating with saidvehicle to move the same forward on the wheels.

3. A toy, comprising a body which forms a seat, wheels supporting saidbody at a place midway between its ends and said body being capable ofoscillation upon said wheels, an inclined slide cotiperating with saidbody to move the same forward relative to the slide, and resilientconnecting means between said slide and body.

4. A toy, comprising an oscillatory member having a seat, wheelsrockably supporting said member, and an inclined slide having aresilient connection with said member, and cooperating with said member,when rocked in one direction to move the same forward,

5. A toy, comprising a seat portion, wheels upon which said seat portionis rockably mounted, a roller connected to said seat portion, aninclined slide cooperating with said roller to move said seat portionforward when the roller is pressed down upon the slide and yieldingconnecting means between said slide and seat portion.

6. A toy, comprising a body, having downwardly extending front and rearlegs, lengthwise extending bars, connecting the lower ends of said legs,wheels rotatively mounted upon said bars adjacent the middle thereof, aroller rotatively mounted on the rear legs, an inclined slidecooperating with said roller to move the body portion forward whenoscillated in a direction to press the roller against the slide, andsprings connecting said slide with the body portion.

7. A toy, comprising a body having downwardly extending front and rearlegs, lengthwise extending bars connecting the lower ends of said legs,wheels journaled on said bars adjacent the middle thereof, a rollerjournaled adjacent'the lower'ends of the said rear legs, an inclinedslide cooperating with said roller to move the body forward whenoscillated in a direction to press the roller against the slide, guardsat the sides of said slide, and a coiled spring con necting the forwardend of said slide with said body.

8. A toy, comprising a body, having downwardly extending front and rearlegs, lengthwise extending bars connecting the lower ends of said legs,a cross shaft extending between said bars near the middle thereof,wheels rotatively mounted on said cross shaft, a cross rod connectingthe lower ends of the rear legs, a roller rotatively mounted on saidcross rod, an inclined slide cooperating with said roller to move thebody forward when the roller is pressed against the slide, slottedguards at the sides of said slide straddling said cross rod, and aspring connecting said slide with said cross shaft, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

9. A toy comprisinga body portion, hav-.

ing downwardly extending front and rear legs, centrally located wheelsupon which said body portion is rockably mounted, a cross rod secured tothe lower ends of the rear legs, a roller rotatively mounted on saidcross rod, an inclined slide cooperating with said roller to move thebody forward when the roller is pressed against the slide, a coiledspring connecting the slide with the body, and means for holding theslide in inactive position.

' 10. A toy, comprising a body, having downwardly extending front andrear legs, rollers journaled at the lower ends of said legs, lengthwiseextending bars connecting said legs, whee-ls rotatively mounted on saidbars adjacent their middle, a propelling roller rotatively mounted atthe lower ends of the rear legs, and an inclined slide cooperating withsaid roller to move the body forward when the roller is pressed againstthe slide, said slide being yieldingly con-

